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Population of Adherents

736,825,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,622

Unreached Groups

923 (35.2 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent ▼		 %
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Yeyi, Koba Namibia 7,300 Yeyi Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions -
Yuruti Brazil Unknown Wajiara Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 3.00 % Bible Portions -
Maleng Laos 600 Maleng Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 10.00 % Translation Needed -
Guopu China 112,000 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 18.00 % New Testament -
Lopi China 5,600 Lopi Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 15.00 % Translation Needed -
Hmong Shua, Sinicized Vietnam 2,500 Sinicized Miao Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 15.00 % Bible Portions -
Kapya Nigeria 300 Kapya Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 9.00 % Translation Started -
Mynky, Munku Brazil 100 Irantxe Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 15.00 % Unspecified -
Tapayuna Brazil 200 Suya Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.00 % Bible Portions -
Karipuna do Amapa (Creole) Brazil 3,000 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible -
Tenharim Brazil 800 Tenharim Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 10.00 % New Testament -
Tumbalala Brazil 1,200 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible -
Xereu Brazil 200 Waiwai Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible -
Xipaia Brazil 200 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible -
Diahoi Brazil Unknown Tenharim Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % New Testament -
Carib, Galibi do Uaca Brazil 2,100 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.10 % Unspecified -
Gaviao do Maranhao Brazil 800 Gaviao, Para Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.40 % Unspecified -
Javae Brazil 1,500 Karaja Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.10 % New Testament -
Kaixana Brazil 1,500 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible -
Kalanko Brazil 300 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
Katuena Brazil 600 Waiwai Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
Latunde Brazil Unknown Latunde Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % Unspecified -
Mamainde Brazil 200 Mamainde Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions -
Mawayana Brazil 300 Waiwai Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible -
Pankaru Brazil 100 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 2,622 Peoples   736,825,000     923 ●       3,453
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  1. Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome updates.
  2. Joshua Project occasionally adjusts profile text from third party sources. This is done to avoid confusion regarding the current reality of a people group, to fix grammar and spelling and to avoid potentially offensive wording.
  3. A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
  4. Data is not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
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